America's Book of Secrets (2012)

Episode Overview

Adolph Hitler had a strong fascination with the occult and even founded a Nazi group known as the Ahnenerbe, whose covert mission was to locate and seize sacred artifacts. This quest for relics served as inspiration for the hit movie, Raiders of the Lost Ark. It was said that he was after not just the Ark of the Covenant, but also the Holy Grail, the omphalos from the Oracle of Delphi, the fabled entrance to Shambhala, and an item referred to as “The Spear of Destiny”—the spear believed to have been used by a Roman soldier to wound Christ during the crucifixion. Did Hitler truly acquire any of these ancient treasures?